Parachute Bombs

[PanzerIV]

The dissadvantage of a Flak88 that would take skill to use is when a base was under attack, a newb would come in, grab the flak88(cuz it is a big gun) and hog it til it gets destroyed(unless it were perked). Still would be a fun and feared gun when used properly.

And Napalm and High Drag/Para-frag(whatever you call them nowadays)
dont seem to be specialized bombs. Specialized bombs are the Grand-Slams Earthquake bombs, V2 guided ballistic missiles, Kamikaze Japanese planes, Atomic bombs(we could get these and destroy a entire arena!).

 I think Napalm and High Drag/ Para-frags would be usefull when used properly
and would be a nice addition to the A-20 or B26s inventory!

[Jappa52]

Not wanting to beat a dead horse here but since we now have the B-25 I think it would bring them out of the hanger more if we did have the parafrag option.  I've tried to organize a few low level/Noe B-25 attacks but they never turn out to be that much fun or effective because you still have to pop to gain enough alt to drop ord.  It would a lot of fun to come in on a town low level with 10 Mitchells, see all those chutes out while you turn for your gun runs!

[Rambo Fan]

I've posted about parafrags and some like it, and others just hijack my post.

I am 100% with parafrags. Just think guys of the low bomber missions with B-25s, A20s, and Bostons with parafrags and bombing below radar, tree top flying, screaming across the cities, and then to your target, blowing it up while flying 100ft off the ground, and someone on the other team saying "What a bunch of dumb noobs.....OH CRAP PARAFRAGS...KA-BOOM!

Just think of all the fun we could have. OOOOOO, and if your flying low and you get a spit or la7 on your six and he is low and closing in, drop a parafrag and watch it blow right below him. "HAHAHAHA! I got this low flying A20! BOOOM! "What was tha.....NOOOOOOO!!!!

^^^Ignore the 3 year old child^^^, im in for the parafrags.

[ian5440]

WOW, this thread is over a year old 

[pokecheck]

Now is time to get a spotter plane, with smoke rockets to mark targets for bombers, ground attackers, and gvs. Did they have smoke rockets back in WW2 to mark spots? I know Moss would go ahead of Lanc, fly real low and mark targets with white smoke. (I think)

actually the dambuster squadron 617 (I think) used mustangs and mossies to fire smoke flares that were shot out like rockets to mark during the day, and flares like the pathfinders used at night.

[DPQ5]

WOW, this thread is over a year old 

then who drug this old heap up

[trigger2]

Only if we get manned 88mm flaks first. Then you're all welcome to try that low-level frag bombing to your heart's content. We'll be waiting down here with our 88mm flak guns ready.

 
 Otherwise, them puny field ack or 50cal M-16, 37mm Ostard flak, just doesn't cut enough firepower to stop a 3-man buff formation that just ignore ack fire and spray the airfield with bombs before getting shot down by fighters.

 So, first give us the 88s. Then you're welcome to have whatever bombs you please, perhaps with the exception of the n00kies.

Nah, not the 88, the 88 would have a hard time fusing in time and blah blah blah..

How about the flakveirling (aka flak 30) though?

2cm (20mm) 4 barrel full auto AA gun [:

That would be fun stuff right there.

[RMrider]

Parachute bombs would never work in AH. Parachute bombs were used so that the bombs had time to arm and go off. This was a great idea however AH works differently. In AH bombs go off according to (x) amount of feet travelled not time.

[Motherland]

How about the flakveirling (aka flak 30) though?

2cm (20mm) 4 barrel full auto AA gun [:

That would be fun stuff right there.

=Wirbelwind.

[Jappa52]

Parachute bombs would never work in AH. Parachute bombs were used so that the bombs had time to arm and go off. This was a great idea however AH works differently. In AH bombs go off according to (x) amount of feet travelled not time.

I've heard that bombs arm in AH after traveling 1000ft but why couldn't they do this?  Would the program be too difficult to write or make work properly?  I'm not a programmer but it seems they could make the bombs arm when dropped and model them to float like the troops do.  Once they touch ground or building they explode, no timing necessary...

  sorry, I dug this one up the other day